Tag: Abner B. Sparks
-
1890 Review of Camden, New Jersey – Part 7
Chas. H. Ulbrich, Locksmith and Bell Hanger 322 Arch Street Among the best and most favorably known establishments of this character in this vicinity may be mentioned is that of Mr. Chas. H. Ulbrich. This gentleman established business about eight years ago. The premises are about 20 x 40 feet in dimensions. The store and…
-
Abner B. Sparks
Abner Benjamin Sparks was born in Camden, NJ, in 1862 to parents Abner and Amelia Sparks, the latter of whom was engaged in the tobacco business in Camden since 1850. The Sparks family resided at 302 Arch Street, as indicated by the 1880 Census, where Abner Sr. operated a cigar store and cigar manufacturing business.…
-
City Drops A. B. Sparks
Camden Courier-Post – February 2, 1933 Services of A. Benjamin Sparks as city tax sales clerk terminated yesterday as city officials furthered their economy program. Sparks, a former city tax receiver, re-entered the municipal service August 1, 1929, and has been in charge of tax sales. Commissioner Harold W. Bennett, director of revenue and finance,…
-
City Tax Deadline May Be Extended
Camden Courier-Post – June 1, 1933 Because of the unprecedented rush to pay first-half taxes for 1933, Commissioner Harold W. Bennett, director of revenue and finance, may extend the deadline from 9 p. m. tonight to 9 p. m. June 7 without penalty. The director, who has asked for more help, said it was the…
-
CAMDEN HAILS HER SONS, CONQUERORS, AT VICTORY JUBILEE
Camden Courier-Post – September 7, 1919 Battle Flags Wave in Triumph O’er Parade Reviewed by Admiral Gray Veterans of G. A. R. and Wounded Ride; Centopath [sic] Passes in Reverential Hush The Peace with victory which Camden’s sons along with millions of other soldiers of all the Allied countries helped to bring home was celebrated…
-
1861 – The First War Meeting in Camden
On the 16th of April, 1861, three days after the Confederates fired upon Fort Sumter, at the entrance of Charleston Harbor, a large number of loyal and patriotic citizens of Camden City and County issued the following vigorous and spirited response to the President’s proclamation: To the President Of the United States: The unparalleled events…